If you have $5 to last 7 days what food do you buy?

as much rice as possible

Beans (pulses) and/or noodles.

The answer, obviously, is hotdogs.

Go to the Dollar store and buy five Mr noodles.

Is this hypothetical?

I would probably buy eggs and bread. Bread is pretty versatile and the eggs would be for protein. I might then buy milk with whatever money is leftover. Hopefully I’d have some coffee on hand and I could have some coffee (or tea) in the mornings.

If I were in this situation, I’d either go to a food pantry or try to borrow some money from friends and family so I could buy some more interesting variety of food. Nothing luxurious, just some Greek yogurt and some fruit, like apples and oranges for fiber and vitamins.

@jca I’m down to cab fare with my appointments most of the money will get stretched with pantry food and Mr. Noodles and the milk I just bought. I get paid on the 21st hopefully.

@talljasperman: If you were in my area I’d throw you $10 to help you out.

Ramen

I will buy salt, butter and bread.

Beans and rice. I lived for a month on a sack of potatoes in college once.

In the future I’d stock up on beans, rice, noodles, bisquick and other staple foods that last almost forever. Then when you’re stuck with 7 bucks for 5 days, you’ll be able to buy little things to go with the staples

Visit supermarkets late in the day and buy the reduced stuff

A dozen eggs, a loaf of bread, butter, and some jam.

@LuckyGuy ^ Can you get that stuff on just $5 where you live?
@talljasperman lives in Alberta Canada and I doubt he could buy all that on $5.
I live in B.C Canada butter is around $3.99, a dozen eggs for $2.95, cheapest bread I have ever found was $2.50 and jam the cheapest I have seen is $3.00 a jar.

Here is a 10$ for a week grocery list.

Eggs can be found on sale sometimes for $2 here. A loaf of bread may be $1 on sale. Sometimes you can break the pound of butter and buy a stick.

@keobooks: Your link uses prices for 2001. There have been serious cost-of-living increases since then.

I highly doubt all of that stuff could have been purchased for $10 even in 2001. Not in substantial quantities anyway.

@Darth_Algar Yeah – and where does the chicken for the chicken pot pie show up on the shopping list?

I have exceeded 10$ already, and that does not include the vegetables and the fruit.
And only 1l of milk.